catch
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～ the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
catch
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～ a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
by-catch
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～ unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year"
catchall
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～ an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
catcher
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～ (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
catcher
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～ the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
catchfly
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～ mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
catchfly
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～ any plant of the genus Silene
catching
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～ (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
catching
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～ becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
catching
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～ the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
catchment basin
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～ the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
catchment area
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～ the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
catchment
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～ a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
catchphrase
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～ a phrase that has become a catchword
catchweed
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～ annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
catchword
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～ a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
catchword
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～ a favorite saying of a sect or political group
catclaw
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～ erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
catechesis
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～ oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)